EU-India FTA Savings Calculator
The EU-India Free Trade Agreement was concluded on 27 January 2026 and is pending ratification. Project what your import duty bill will look like year by year once it enters into force — staged tariff cuts, not just a before/after.
Duty today (MFN)
€27,735
BCD 7.5% + SWS + IGST 18%
Projected savings — Year 1
€9,735
duty-free from entry into force
Projected 10-year savings
€97,350
vs paying MFN rates for 10 years
| Year after entry into force | BCD rate | Annual duty | Savings vs today |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | 0.0% | €18,000 | €9,735 |
| Year 2 | 0.0% | €18,000 | €9,735 |
| Year 3 | 0.0% | €18,000 | €9,735 |
| Year 4 | 0.0% | €18,000 | €9,735 |
| Year 5 | 0.0% | €18,000 | €9,735 |
| Year 6 | 0.0% | €18,000 | €9,735 |
| Year 7 | 0.0% | €18,000 | €9,735 |
| Year 8 | 0.0% | €18,000 | €9,735 |
| Year 9 | 0.0% | €18,000 | €9,735 |
| Year 10 | 0.0% | €18,000 | €9,735 |
Projection, not a quote. The EU-India FTA was concluded on 27 January 2026 and is pending ratification — until entry into force, standard MFN rates apply to all origins. Staging baskets per product are an indicative scenario based on the announced 5/7/10-year phase-outs; final schedules come with the ratified text. Rates per CBIC schedule + GST 2.0 slabs, last reviewed June 2026. Claiming preferential rates will require proof of origin (EUR.1 or origin declaration).
How the EU-India FTA staging works
Free trade agreements rarely eliminate every tariff on day one. Under the concluded EU-India agreement, roughly half of India's tariff lines go duty-free at entry into force, and most of the remainder phase down in equal annual cuts over 5, 7, or 10 years — the most sensitive sectors stage slowest. That staging is exactly what this calculator models: pick your product category and annual import volume, and see the projected duty in each year after entry into force, next to what you pay today at MFN rates.
Two things to plan for now. First, rules of origin: preferential rates only apply to goods that genuinely originate in the EU or India, documented with an EUR.1 certificate or origin declaration. Second, supplier strategy: if your category phases over 7 years, the FTA changes your sourcing economics gradually — if it goes to zero on day one, the change is immediate and your competitors will move fast.
For today's payable duty (the FTA is not yet in force), use the India Import Duty Calculator. Exporting steel, aluminium, cement, or fertilisers to the EU? Check your buyers' carbon cost with the CBAM Cost Estimator, and read the full agreement picture in the EU-India FTA Hub.
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